Iran president says more war not in Tehran’s interest

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday said that more war with the US was not in his country’s interest after the two sides traded fire for the first time in more than a month.Tehran attacked US military targets in the Middle East in retaliation for US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a return to major hostilities.After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed and the US persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran. Pedestrians walk past a wall mural along a street in downtown Tehran yesterday. Photo: AFP On Sunday, the US said it attacked Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak to prevent Tehran planting mines in the key shipping lane.Iran responded yesterday by targeting Jord